2.61 average number of decayed, missing or filled teeth in five-year-olds (2001/02) (1.52 in England & Wales)
48.6 conceptions per 1,000 under-18s in 2001 (42.5 in England & Wales)
10.7% of births less than 2,500 grams in 2002 (8.1 per cent in England & Wales)
The PCT and Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council are working together to develop and implement a health inequalities strategy, which includes a priority area focusing on families, mothers and children. It will address priority issues including reducing infant mortality, low birthweight and teenage pregnancy and improving dental health. In Bolton, under-18 conceptions are concentrated in electoral wards that are among the most deprived 10 per cent nationally.
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